4/3 (AQU): Carter, Wood (G1's); Bay Shore, Excelsior (G3's)
 

7th (4:08) Bay Shore S. (G3)

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Eightyfiveinafifty Dominguez R A 116 L
2 Raynick's Jet Cohen D 116 L
3 Noah's Dream Carmouche K 116 L
1A Castaneda Chavez J F 120 L
5 Hurricane Ike Borel C H 116 L
5 El Rocco Leparoux J R 120 L
6 Remand Velazquez J R 116 Blk-On L

A-Coupled: Eightyfiveinafifty and Castaneda



8th (4:40) Excelsior S. (G3)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Seniors Pride Hill C 117 L
2 Stargleam Napravnik A R 117 L
3 Nite Light Velazquez J R 121 L
4 Goldsville Dominguez R A 117 L
5 More Than a Reason Cohen D 117 L
6 National Pride Migliore R 117 L



9th (5:12) Wood Memorial S (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $750,000

1 Most Happy Fella Napravnik A R 123 L
2 Awesome Act Leparoux J R 123 L
3 Eskendereya Velazquez J R 123 L
4 Schoolyard Dreams Dominguez R A 123 L
5 Jackson Bend Borel C H 123 L
6 Carnivore Shepherd J 123 L



10th (5:45) Carter H. (G1)

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

2 Warrior's Reward Leparoux J R 116 L
1 Digger Luzzi M J 114 L
3 Elusive Warning Migliore R 114 L
4 Musket Man Dominguez R A 118 L
1A Driven by Success Cohen D 114 L
5 Munnings Velazquez J R 119 L

A-Coupled: Digger and Driven by Success

I love some of these horses, I mean there is one of my all time favorites running, but this pick 4 IS PATHETIC.

I'll just save everyone's fingers from typing right now. These fields are crappy, NYRA sucks, racing blows, etc.

NT

And where the hell is WSW to set it up for my Warrior?

We are one in the same.

How the **** do the NYRA/DRF diehards find the nuts to criticize other tracks when this is what they're drawing these days? 6 for the Wood?:rolleyes:

Put a fork in the NYRA tracks: they're done. Luckily, WO is opening this week.

4 graded stakes (two grade 1's)
1.4 Million in purses
23 betting entries total.

:zz:

Is the $500k P4 guaranteed still in effect?

Filly denied entry
 

After initially defending their choice to allow entry to the 3-year-old filly Nicky Boy in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial, New York Racing Association officials came to their senses and denied her entry into the Wood.

http://theinsidepost.typepad.com/the...ied-entry.html

A Giants Causeway at 50-1 in the Wood.

You forgot the fields are short.. Nada Superfecta bet to be had. I do admit though the Wood field looks good.

No Nicky Boy! :mad:

I think it's because he sucks.

Who cares if they allowed Nicky Boy to race? It's not any worse than NYRA allowing a maiden to enter the Belmont.

The Wood and Carter are both really good quality wise, but the other 2 races are a joke.

There is no defending it...this is an embarrassment to horse racing. Why don't these tracks start kicking out the cowards who won't race their horses?

Trust me Im not defending it. I am truly disapointed, I was planning on going to Aqueduct on Saturday, now there is no way I will go. The entire card is a joke, the maiden race 2 is about as bad a race I can remember, it belongs being run on the inner in December. Race 3 is the same old **** horses we have been seeing, then a bunch of NY Bred **** horses.

You should go in a chicken costume and heckle the owners and trainers.

I looked at the entries before I came on here and I knew this would be the response and rightly so. What the heck is going on with this place? Was looking forward to getting together with some buddies on what is going to be a gorgeous day and we get this? Too bad it came up this short, but in all honesty the entire Road to the Roses has been pretty frigging week and uninspiring. I rarely buy into this conversation because I love to bet horse races, but this is very sad. With that said, I will still be gambling on Saturday!

BAY SHORE NOMINEES

BIG MAN HAS A SIGN Alex Solis, Jr. Julio C. Canani dk b/.g.3
CALL SHOT Gary and Mary West Wayne M. Catalano dk b/.c.3
CASTANEDA John L. Moirano Gary C. Contessa dk b/.g.3
CHASING TED Zayat Stables, LLC Todd A. Pletcher ch.c.3
COFFEE BOY Get Away Farm Racing Stable Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.c.3
COMEDERO Peter Redekop Michael Stidham b.g.3
CONFIDENCE CRISIS Max Polin John C. Servis dk b/.c.3
DAHLGREN CHAPEL James J. Barry Kiaran P. McLaughlin dk b/.c.3
DIXIE BAND Yates, Darrell and Evelyn Wayne M. Catalano b.g.3
DOMONATION Joy Ride Racing John W. Sadler gr/ro.c.3
EIGHTYFIVEINAFIFTY Harold Lerner, LLC Gary C. Contessa b.c.3
EL ROCCO Two Tone Farms Bruce N. Levine b.c.3
FEARLESS COWBOY Jeff Singer Kiaran P. McLaughlin dk b/.c.3
FORTUNATE RUN Naipaul Chatterpaul Naipaul Chatterpaul b.g.3
HEAR YE HEAR YE Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. Stanley I. Gold gr/ro.c.3
HURRICANE IKE Ike Thrash John W. Sadler dk b/.c.3
IBBOYEE Anstu Stables Todd A. Pletcher b.c.3
LEAVING NEW YORK Sheehy LLC Carl O'Callaghan ch.c.3
MIDDLE OF THE NITE West Point Thoroughbreds Thomas Albertrani dk b/.c.3
NATHAN'S H Q Thomas J. Carey Clyde W. Martin b.c.3
QUIET INVADER Bernard C. Schiappa Bob Baffert dk b/.c.3
RAYNICK'S JET Turtle Bird Stable Steven M. Asmussen b.g.3
REMAND Sovereign Stable John P. Terranova, II dk b/.c.3
STRAPPING GROOM Kinsman Stable John C. Servis ch.c.3
THREE DAY RUSH Starlight Partners Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.c.3
TINY WOODS Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable Bob Baffert dk b/.c.3
TIZ CHROME Bernard C. Schiappa Bob Baffert b.c.3
TIZ THE ONE Gary L. and Mary E. West Chad C. Brown b.c.3
UNBRIDLED FURY Gary L. and Mary E. West Chad C. Brown ch.c.3
V DARE HE IS Shivananda Parbhoo Bisnath Parboo b.c.3


CARTER NOMINEES

BRIBON (FR) Derrick Smith Todd A. Pletcher ch.g.7
COOL COAL MAN Robert V. LaPenta Nicholas P. Zito b.h.5
DIGGER Repole Stable Bruce R. Brown dk b/.g.6
DRIVEN BY SUCCESS Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher ch.g.5
ELUSIVE WARNING Darley Stable Kiaran P. McLaughlin ch.h.6
ENCAUSTIC Premier Stables Unlimited and TAG Stables Mark Shuman b.h.6
FORMIDABLE Robert N. Clay H. Allen Jerkens b.h.5
GOLDSVILLE Marc C. Ferrell Michael E. Hushion b.h.5
GREENSPRING Our Chelsea Stable Christopher W. Grove b.h.5
HARLEM ROCKER Stronach Stables Todd A. Pletcher gr/ro.h.5
INKADO Currey Delmer URS Racing Michelle Nihei ch.c.4
KENSEI Stonestreet Stables Steven M. Asmussen b.c.4
KINSALE KING Super Horse, Inc. Carl O'Callaghan dk b/.g.5
LE GRAND CRU Judson L. Streicher H. Allen Jerkens dk b/.h.5
MUNNINGS Michael B. Tabor Todd A. Pletcher ch.c.4
MUSKET MAN Eric Fein Derek S. Ryan dk b/.c.4
PAST THE POINT Darley Stable Kiaran P. McLaughlin b.r.6
REREADTHEFOOTNOTES West Point Thoroughbreds Michael E. Hushion b.g.4
THIS ONES FOR PHIL Paul P. Pompa, Jr. Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. ch.g.4
TOTAL BULL Earnhardt, III, Patti and Hal J. Bob Baffert dk b/.h.5
UNDERSTATEMENT Paul P. Pompa, Jr. Todd A. Pletcher b.h.5
VENTANA Michael E. Pegram Bob Baffert b.c.4
WALL STREET WONDER Stetson Stables John P. Terranova, II dk b/.c.4
WARRIOR'S REWARD A. Stevens Miles, Jr. Ian R. Wilkes b.c.4


EXCELSIOR NOMINEES

ARSON SQUAD�� Jay Em Ess Stable Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. dk b/.g.7
BAD ACTION Derrick Smith Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.g.4
BATTLE PLAN�� Overbrook Farm Todd A. Pletcher b.h.5
BROADWAY PRODUCER �� Sovereign Stable John P. Terranova, II b.h.7
COOL COAL MAN�� Robert V. LaPenta Nicholas P. Zito b.h.5
DRIVEN BY SUCCESS Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher ch.g.5
DUKE OF MISCHIEF�� Alex Lieblong David Fawkes ch.c.4
ELUSIVE WARNING�� Darley Stable Kiaran P. McLaughlin ch.h.6
ENCAUSTIC�� Premier Stables Unlimited and TAG Stables Mark Shuman b.h.6
GABRIEL'S HILL�� Haras Cotacachi Seth Benzel b.h.6
GOLDSVILLE�� Marc C. Ferrell Michael E. Hushion b.h.5
GRASSHOPPER�� W.S. Farish Kiaran P. McLaughlin dk b/.h.6
INDIAN DANCE�� Sondra D. Bender Lawrence E. Murray b.g.4
IRONMAN JON�� Barry K. Schwartz Michael E. Hushion dk b/.c.4
LORD JUSTICE�� Stronach Stables Todd A. Pletcher b.c.4
MORE THAN A REASON�� C.P. Racing Stables Randi Persaud b.h.5
NATIONAL PRIDE�� Darley Stable Kiaran P. McLaughlin ch.g.5
NITE LIGHT�� Edward P. Evans Todd A. Pletcher b.h.6
REDDING COLLIERY�� Mrs. Fitri Hay Kiaran P. McLaughlin gr/ro.c.4
SECRET GETAWAY �� Sand and Cee Stables Michael Stidham ch.h.5
SENIORS PRIDE Jill Pecoraro Michael Tannuzzo ch.g.4
STARGLEAM�� Mario Kot Racing William Badgett, Jr. ch.g.4
TIMBER RESERVE�� Circle E Racing John C. Kimmel dk b/.h.6
UNDERSTATEMENT�� Paul P. Pompa, Jr. Todd A. Pletcher b.h.5
WELL POSITIONED�� Paul P. Pompa, Jr. Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. b.c.4

So much for Ironman Jon. I suppose he's hurt as he hasn't worked in awhile...

Too many stakes chances are out there and horsemen space longer and longer amounts of time in between starts.

It's a great recipe for uninspiring short fields in big stakes.

If Eightyfiveinafifty throttles 'em in the Bayshore.... A huge IF since he draws the rail again after the last fiasco... But if... I'm sure 120K would most likely not be enough to get in. Question is, does Contessa get Derby dreams again and look at the Lexington or train up to the Trial and shoot for the Preakness?

Dosent he have to crush these? Almost by default, this group is even worst then the last he faced.

Hurricane Ike and Raynicks Jet are better than Peppi Knows, so I'm not sure I buy your premise.
He's a step slow out of the box which was picked up by Mig last time and well documented by your sister's future baby daddy. Granted it's a long run up and the turn is not an issue here, but if he gets pressed to the rail and freaks again it could be any one of these (agree it's a laughable graded race). My point was that if he gets the 7/8th in hand by multiple lengths (15+) does Contessa look for a spot, or train to the Preakness... Hell, it wouldn't surprise me to see him wheel him into the Derby off of a solid Trial effort.

I think Raynicks Jet is a nice NY bred. He could certainly jump up and give them a scare.

I'm going to tread lightly with Hurricane Ike and any other horse Sadler enters in dirt races coming up. He has a horrendous record with horses going synth to dirt in graded stakes and is a guy who got "good" when CA went to synthetics.

NT

Makes the 8 horse Illinois Derby look pretty good doesn't it?

Not sure what to make of this dude. He excels in stretching out horses. I mean, every so often we expect a horse to win 1st time it goes 2 turns, but this guy wins regularly with them and, more often than not, his horse beats a field with route experience. Since he's not running on the AQU Inner, I suspect he's got an 'advantage'. :rolleyes:

Pointing to the Westchester per Andy.

Like the World Cup field.

The race that had 8 international Grade I winners?

NT

Joke:)

I highly doubt he has any TC illusions.

Yeah I went and got all excited when I pulled up the nom's Monday.

The TC or a TC start?

As much as the horse doesn't look like Forrest Camp, there is no way anyone thought he was getting a mile and a half on his best day...

That said, the Kentucky Derby was certainly a well documented goal prior to the equipment malfunction in the Whirlaway... I don't know how anyone can take anything away from that - good or bad - so a strong effort in this spot would not necessarily discount a shot at the a TC race, namely the Preakness.

In fact a Whithers / Preakness path is fairly sensible.

I think NYRA truly misses Ernie P he could be always be counted on to add numbers.

Pathetic, but very very true.

Correct pronunciation of Eskendereya - http://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/stories...FunFacts.shtml

Don't expect too much out of the All-Stakes P4 when All-All-All-All cost 1512